ElevenLabs
Text-to-speech and voice cloning API in many languages, with an official MCP server.
Voiceover (text-to-speech) Service
Price
Free tier
paid from $6 a month
Commercial use
With conditions
ElevenLabs Terms of Use
Credit the author
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Agent access
Official MCP server
API key needed
Rules for your agent
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- ElevenLabs (Voiceover (text-to-speech)). Text-to-speech and voice cloning API in many languages, with an official MCP server. Price: free tier; commercial use with conditions; ship inside your app with conditions. Connect: API docs https://elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/capabilities/text-to-speech (API key needed); npm @elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js; PyPI elevenlabs. Rule: Use a paid plan for commercial use; Free users may only use the service non-commercially. Rule: Clone a living person's voice only with their explicit, informed consent. Rule: Do not use voice recordings of anyone under 18. License: https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/elevenlabs/)
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License
| License | ElevenLabs Terms of Use |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Commercial use with conditions |
| Credit | — |
| Inside your app or game | Ship inside your app with conditions |
| Monetized YouTube | Monetized YouTube with conditions |
| AI training | Not stated |
| Bots and bulk downloads | Not stated |
| Rules |
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| MCP server | Official |
|---|---|
| API | API docs · key needed |
| npm | npm install @elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js |
| PyPI | pip install elevenlabs |
| GitHub | elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp |
| Status page | status.elevenlabs.io |
Pricing
| Free | 10,000 chars/month (v3/v2 Multilingual) or 20,000 (Flash/Turbo); non-commercial only. |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $6 a month |
| Usage price | $0.08/1K chars (v3, v2 Multilingual); $0.04/1K (Flash/Turbo). Creator $22 = 275K chars; Pro $99 = 1.238M. |
| Good to know | ToS: you retain all rights in your Output. Professional Voice Clones need Creator or above. MCP server on PyPI as elevenlabs-mcp. |
Sources
Read on Oct 10, 2026: elevenlabs.io/pricing/api, elevenlabs.io/terms-of-use, elevenlabs.io/use-policy, elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/capabilities/voices, elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/models, github.com/elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp.
Not confirmed: No v4 rate on the pricing page; default voices expire 2026-12-31; the voice library is not available via API on the free tier; no attribution clause found.
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